Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Love the Hard Way." Oscar-winner Adrien Brody and Charlotte Ayanna star in this drama about a thief who falls for a curious, beautiful young woman. As their intimacy grows, a slick cop (Pam Greer) is closing in.
Four teenage girls are best friends, living in their enclosed world of adolescent friendship, and trying to deal with the impingment of adult issues. Emilie is self-conscious about her weight, and is bullied by other students; Stella is more confident; while Marion is shy and Ines, a Spanish immigrant, must deal with life as a foreigner. They deal with some unstable parents, problems at school, and gradually discover their sexualities, and begin to look for boyfriends.